Moodlu, Queensland
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| Moodlu Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 View southwest Quarry Road, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Moodlu | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°03′16″S 152°54′41″E / 27.0544°S 152.9113°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 285 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 60.6/km2 (157.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4510 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Moodlu is a rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Moodlu had a population of 285 people.[1]
Moodlu is 55.3 kilometres (34.4 mi) by road north of the Brisbane CBD.[3]
The D'Aguilar Highway runs through from east to west. The Caboolture Connection Road, formerly part of the D'Aguilar Highway, leaves the highway in Moodlu and runs south-east to Caboolture.[4]
The proposed Bruce Highway Western Alternative will pass through Moodlu from south to north.[5]
History
The locality takes its name from its railway station which is a Kabi word meaning stone.[2]
Moodlu Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1910) and closed in 1953.[6]
Wararba Provisional School opened circa 1884. On 1 January 1909, it became Waraba State School. In 1911, it was renamed Moodlu State School. The school closed on 4 July 1947.[7] It was on a 20-acre (8.1 ha) site at 199 Williams Road (27°03′31″S 152°54′39″E / 27.0587°S 152.9109°E).[8] The site is now the Caboolture Pony Club.[9]
